Reitzenhain (Marienberg)
| Reitzenhain | ||
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| village of Marienberg | ||
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| Coordinates: 50°33′40″N 13°13′10″E / 50.56111°N 13.21944°ECoordinates: 50°33′40″N 13°13′10″E / 50.56111°N 13.21944°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony | |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis | |
| Town | Marienberg | |
| Elevation | 779 m (2,556 ft) | |
| Population (2015-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 292 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 09496 | |
| Dialling codes | 037364 | |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ | |
Reitzenhain is a village in the Ore Mountains which is now a subdivision of Marienberg in the district Erzgebirgskreis.
Reitzenhain is located on the crest of the Ore Mountains, next to the border between Germany and the Czech republic at an altitude of ca. 778 m (station building) on the stream Schwarze Pockau. The abandoned village Pohraniční (Böhmisch Reizenhain) is situated to its south-east, on the Czech side of the border and on the right bank of the stream.
The name of the village is supposedly derived from a wayside inn (locally called a Han) on the nearby mountain pass, which happened to be the thirteenth inn ('Dreizehnter Han') on the road from Leipzig to Prague, counted from either end. This is also reflected by the number "13" (German: 'Dreizehn') in the village's coat of arms.
Reitzenhain was first mentioned in a document of 1401 as Reiczenstein, being a village on the border to Bohemia. In 1551 it belonged to Großrückerswalde parish, in 1607 it was transferred to Kühnhaide parish. Reitzenhain children also attended school in Kühnhaide. Due to the strategically important location on the Reitzenhain pass, the village was frequently occupied by military forces, in particular in the Thirty Years' War and in the Seven Years' War. Until 1856 Reitzenhain belonged administratively to Amt Wolkenstein.
The road between Marienberg and Reitzenhain was improved to rural highway standards in the first half of the 19th century. The railway from Chemnitz to Komotau via Marienberg was opened on 23 August 1875. The volunteer fire department was founded in 1879. A schoolhouse was opened in 1882. Peat digging started in 1891. Together with the neighbouring Reizenhain on the Czech side of the border, the Reitzenhain neighbourhood of Reißigmühle was connected to the electricity supply network in 1921. New municipal offices were inaugurated in 1924.
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